HOANG THUY LINH PROFILE

Hoang Thuy Linh August 11, 1988 is a Vietnamese actress, singer.She is well-known for her controversial sex tape, for which she has been compared to Paris Hilton.

As a former student of Hanoi’s College of Art, she was trained to be an actress. Hoang Thuy Linh also join girlband Thien Than (Angels). During her teenage, Hoang Thuy Linh was a presenter for HanoiTV's gameshow for kids "Vui Cung HUGO". She was a famous teenager, winning Hoa Hoc Tro's ICON contest in 2006 and participated in many TV commercials & adverts as well as being on magazine covers for teenagers.

Hoang Thuy Linh first appearance as an actress was the role in Đường đời (Path of life) drama as a little girl named Thùy (2004, 25 episodes, Golden Award – Vietnam Drama Festival 2005). After that success, she was casted in two other drama's Trò đùa của số phận (Laugh of destiny) (2005, 18 episodes) filmed by Director Huy Thuần, her Lan role in Đi về phía mặt trời (Journey to the Sun)(2006, 29 episodes) of Director Lưu Trọng Ninh.

In 2006, Hoang Thuy Linh started studying at the Department of TV director – Vietnam Acting and Film College and has graduated in 2009.

In 2007 Hoang Thuy Linh was casted for a leading role in the second season of an interactive television program - "Vang Anh’s Diary" originally known as Nhật ký Vàng Anh – a well-received sitcom due to its educational inspirations to Vietnamese youth.

ControversyIn September 2007, a video of Hoang Thuy Linh having sexual intercouse with her boyfriend was leaked online. The video first hit YouTube and was quickly removed but then it found its way onto the Vietnamese forums. The video spreads widely throughout the nation and was the biggest scandal ever in Vietnam entertainment industry. The scandal did cause an outcry domestically and internationally with the outstanding involvement of the media from UK and US. The incident was also mentioned by Perez Hilton on his blog. The affair generated a majority of public debates in many ways, the teenage youth called for a sympathetic tolerance to Hoang Thuy Linh, while adults as parents in particular, heavily criticized and even informally demanded from her an official apology for indirectly putting the end to an education-oriented TV program of Vietnam’s youth.

On September 14 2007, producers of "Vang Anh's Diary" announced the cancelation of the show with the last episode was a pre-recorded talkshow with Thuy Linh where she publicly apologized for the video. VTV later was heavily criticised for this show.

Musical DebutAfter the scandal, Hoang Thuy Linh went low-profile for a year and then she returned to the scene in 2010 with the self-titled debut album "Hoang Thuy Linh - Vol.1". Though the album received very little promotion, it still managed to gain big success with many critics praised her singing ability and the album's quality.